Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Pokhariya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Pokhariya, at 86.3% of its area. Forest covers 1.2% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 86.3%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 12.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
32.5 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
1.2%
732nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.2%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Pokhariya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.0 | 12.2 | +2.2 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture land | 88.7 | 86.3 | −2.4 | 28.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.3 | 1.2 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pokhariya.
How Pokhariya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −2.4 percentage points (−0.76 km²); Urban land +2.2 percentage points (+0.70 km²); Water +0.2 percentage points (+0.08 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Pokhariya
- What is the forest cover of Pokhariya?
- Forest covers about 1.2% of Pokhariya (0.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Pokhariya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.2% (4.0 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Pokhariya ranks 181st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pokhariya?
- Pokhariya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 32.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.